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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Counsel is the monthly journal of the Bar of England and Wales. As the Bar Council's own magazine, it is largely written by and for barristers. It issues facing the Bar and legal system, in addition to profiles, conference reports, personal finance, arts ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
early 13c., from Old French counseil (10c.) "advice, counsel; deliberation, thought," from Latin consilium "plan, opinion" (see consultation ). As a synonym for "lawyer," first attested late 14c.

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n. a lawyer who pleads cases in court [syn: advocate , counselor , counsellor , counselor-at-law , pleader ] something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action [syn: guidance , counseling , counselling , direction ] [also: ...

Usage examples of counsel.

And he ordained that by the counsels of Aeaean Circe they should cleanse themselves from the terrible stain of blood and suffer countless woes before their return.

Following the counsel of the holy Mael the inhabitants of Alca endeavoured to uproot the superstitions that had sprung up amongst them.

These be generally alms or works of charity of them that have temporal riches or discretion in counselling.

But that, if there were no convincing signs of absolute need, then the obligation ceased, and almsgiving, from a command, became a counsel.

Again, the Ephesians sought the counsel of Apollonius, but in the bleakness of his pain and his doubts he had no answer for them.

The effect of these indecisive counsels was that Charles had little trouble in reducing the South German rebels, Augsburg, Ulm, Nuremberg, and Wuerttemberg.

The Duc de Bercy to be harangued to his duty, scathed, measured, disapproved, and counselled, by a stripling Vaufontaine--it was monstrous.

We would save ourselves much trouble if we could agree that the proper place for most bioethical thought lies in counseling those affected, not in dictating the spectrum of possibilities.

I then hastened to Bloemfontein, in order to take counsel with the Government about our affairs generally, and especially to see what would be the most suitable positions to occupy for the defence of the capital.

The steep path of the years when the colonies were taught their first lessons of federation by their common fear of the French and their allies, led by the tall young man who emerged from the woods back of Fort Le Boeuf and later assisted by the moral and pecuniary sympathy of France, by the presence of her ships along their menaced coasts, by the counsels of her admirals and generals, and by the marching and fighting of her soldiers side by side with theirs, you know.

The lawyer Arndt harvests nothing but laughter when in the course of a question period in the Bundestag he tries to prove that association with, and taking counsel of, mealworms constitute an offense against Article 2 of the Constitution, because the rising mealworm cult represents a threat to the free development of the individual personality.

Can you not, then, understand that I am subject to another law, and that it forbids me to allow you or anyone else on this property, under my rule, to counsel anyone to do what the Church calls evil?

If he insists, legally we have to admit him, someone had decided: Castner or K-C counsel or even judicial-probability software.

One by one, they felt the fear, because what could be done to one of them could be done to all of them, until even Cheth agreed that they must take counsel, and that they must find a way to change this path.

Justice Department of the four independent counsels appointed up to that time.